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Ellie, I knew it! How could there be any flaws?
Miss Fatty is very confident in this 'mimicry'.
After all, last time in the consciousness space of the dog's ears, the 'Alicia' of the bad Jiang Qiao almost didn't even recognize her as the real person. Now, this 'Jiang Qiao' of hers is definitely someone that no one but Jiang Qiao herself could recognize, right?
Thinking this way, Alicia felt much more at ease.
The next moment, Eden, with an extremely gentle manner, handed over a specially made stemmed glass, half-full.
"Would you like a drink, Jiang Qiao?"
The bright red liquid rippled with a slight swirl, its transparent color undoubtedly testifying to the high quality of the wine.
Indeed, it was an extremely expensive wine produced on the Mu Continent, with a very limited production, often only a small amount per year, and only top political figures were qualified to taste it.
Even among all of Eden's collections, what Eden presented at this moment was the most exquisite.
Of course, for the space formed by this data, there is no need to care about these things. Now they are just an echo of the past, a 'recollection' of that bygone era.
However, those familiar with Eden will at least understand that there is a different meaning behind it.
Even though she is not stingy and all kinds of wine are the same to her, some of her treasures are only used intentionally when she is with important companions and friends.
"Ah good."
Alicia nodded subconsciously and took the wine glass.
She does drink alcohol, but she rarely drinks this kind of thing.
For her, alcohol was more like a beverage, just like any other drink.
Actually, when she was little, out of curiosity, Alicia had tasted a lot of these things while playing around with the adults in town—they were a bit hard to swallow.
Incidentally, the uncles who encouraged her to drink were later chased and beaten by the aunties of each household with brooms all over the street.
Compared to the inexpensive everyday items that Alicia had tasted before, holding this glass inlaid with precious rubies, made of high-quality walnut wood, and bound with gold, made the fairy lady feel a little flustered.
I'm afraid that if I break this thing, I might not be able to afford to pay for it even if I sold myself.
However, despite Eden's gentle smile, Alicia forced herself to take a sip.
"..."
The taste was surprisingly good.
The drinks I used to have are nothing compared to this.
Of course, it is unfair to compare ordinary consumer goods, or even products made by mixing industrial alcohol, with this top-notch brewing product.
Holding the wine glass, Miss Fairy felt incredibly happy.
Hmm, Eden is actually quite easy to get along with—he even offered me, Ellie, a drink.
If that scoundrel Jiang Qiao knew about this, she'd be green with envy, wouldn't she?
The plan went smoothly.
—As expected, I, Ellie, am incredibly talented at playing 'Jiang Qiao'! (Confident)
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It was a wonderful time drinking with Eden—and she's the very famous superstar Eden! Of course, most importantly, she's absolutely gorgeous!
The plump woman, holding her wine glass, felt incredibly happy being with such a beautiful girl.
This was clearly just a virtual space, and the wine she drank was merely a recollection of the past, a fusion of zero and one. Yet, the incredibly real feeling made Alicia quite intoxicated. Despite her exceptionally poor alcohol tolerance, she managed to down a glass and felt dizzy, as if Eden before her had multiplied from one to two.
"I never expected that he would pass out after just one drink."
In a daze, perhaps due to her poor drinking habits, or perhaps due to Eden's initiative, Alicia, disguised as 'Jiang Qiao', nestled her head on a soft and smooth surface. While feeling very comfortable, she also heard Eden's doting and amusingly lazy words in her hazy consciousness.
And then, it seemed that another person had arrived at the scene.
Of course, Alicia, who was drunk, was unaware of this.
She sat casually on the ground—this would never have been the elegant and valiant "Golden" heroine under normal circumstances, but she was showing this unrefined side of herself at this moment, letting "Jiang Qiao" rest her head on those incredibly smooth black silk stockings.
Then, she looked at the newcomer with her gilded eyes—a pure white veil covered her beautiful brown hair, which, even in the form of a milk foam, could not be concealed at all, but instead looked more like a proud and voluptuous figure that needed to be covered up. Under the slit cross-shaped crown, her smooth thighs were arousing the imagination, and her slender hands were lightly placed, making her look extremely holy.
With his usual languid tone, Eden greeted the newcomer with a light laugh:
"Given your personality, it's quite rare for you to appear anywhere other than the Deepest Place, Aponia."
The third hero who chases fire, the inscription of the [Discipline] - Aponia.
This heroine's activities are usually confined to the deepest parts of her own domain.
From the moment Paradise was created, it has always been so; even over the long span of fifty thousand years, Aponia has never ventured beyond its deepest point.
She is atoning for the sins of the past.
Aponia is also one of the few heroes among the heroes who—it is virtually impossible for outsiders to meet him.
For thousands of years, the precepts have never been passed down.
Aponia, her voice incredibly soft as she was being teased, neither confirmed nor denied the claim, but instead looked with tender eyes at 'Jiang Qiao,' who was sleeping soundly on Eden's lap, and said with emotion:
"That's true, but... how can I remain trapped in my own cage with her presence?"
"If it weren't for the fact that almost everyone else's domain has visitors, I probably wouldn't be the only one here."
As a 'trial' facility, the Paradise of the Past has the characteristic of matching visitors with specific traits.
For the right person among them, a worthy hero will take the initiative to meet with them and begin the 'trial' and 'inheritance'.
This also means that the moment Kiana and her companions entered Paradise, almost all the heroes discovered this group of visitors who could be described as 'problem children'.
Leaving aside the physical forms of several Herrschers, let's talk about Alicia, who is disguised as 'Jiang Qiao'.
—Jiang Qiao seems to have forgotten to tell the fat lady: no matter how similar the appearance of consciousness may be, there is one thing that will never change.
That is the inner essence.
For example, the Herrscher of Eclipse, even if she doesn't stand before the Heroes in the form of a faded fairy, but deliberately appears in the form of 'Alicia', as long as she doesn't possess any substantial inner substance, the Heroes can recognize her as a fake at a glance.
Despite the difference between consciousness and memory, not all heroes possess such keen discernment.
but...
What if we add the premise that the owner of consciousness and the memory entities have lived together for nearly 50,000 years?
At least, to Eden, who knew Ellie very well, Ellie's previous actions seemed to her like Ellie wearing a mascot costume that showed her face and saying: I am Jiang Qiao!
The one who has a clearer understanding of the fat lady is undoubtedly Aponia.
Having merged herself into Paradise, she can be said to be Paradise itself, and almost nothing can escape her eyes.
"Without a doubt, this is the real Alicia."
Looking at the 'youth's' soundly asleep posture, which was practically an admission of guilt, and the fact that his inner self was 99% identical to 'Alice's', Aponia approached, slowly sat down, and gently stroked 'Jiang Qiao's' cheek with her delicate, jade-like hand.
This should have been absolutely impossible.
Both Eden and she were among the guests at that banquet, and also among those who saw Alicia off as she departed.
That innocent young girl has indeed left this world.
But feelings don't lie, inner thoughts don't lie, and indeed, after a long 50,000 years, they saw their dearest friend once again in this paradise of the past.
It is not a memory that remains with them, but a truly vibrant will that exists in the world.
However, if it were Alicia, they probably wouldn't find it strange no matter what happened, right?
After all, she was always so good at creating miracles—or rather, Alicia's existence itself was a miracle that was one in a million.
"Hmm... it seems we should call her Jiang Qiao now?"
Although he didn't know the reason, Eden could tell that Ellie seemed particularly happy when she was given that name.
Just like a parent coaxing a beloved child, she realized this and didn't mind going along with Ellie's wishes and playing this 'name-changing' game with her.
"Ok."
Aponia, who had already seen the information about Alicia and Eden's interactions through the records of Paradise, smiled and nodded.
As Alicia's close friend and best confidante, she didn't mind playing this little game with Eden, just like Eden, with the aim of making Alicia happy.
However, the game seemed to drag on as Alicia fell into a deep sleep.
Realistically speaking, if one were to be intoxicated by the wine of Eden, it would probably take a long time to recover.
As the administrator of Paradise, Aponia did have the ability to end this deep sleep early, but even though Eden didn't say so, Aponia didn't take the initiative to do so.
They simply sat quietly, smiling as they watched 'Jiang Qiao' sleeping soundly against Eden's lap, dreaming sweet dreams, muttering to themselves, "Bad Jiang Qiao~ Serves you right for bullying me! Hehe..."
"She seems to be having a wonderful dream."
It seems a bit strange that someone in the consciousness level can still dream, but it's not surprising in a large-scale virtual simulation facility like the Paradise of the Past—after all, to prevent the memories of the heroes from becoming too dull, the environment of the Paradise of the Past is almost identical to reality.
Listening to Alicia's sleep-talking, Aponia chuckled, while also being quite curious about who this 'Jiang Qiao' who Alicia kept mentioning was, that she could be so concerned about her.
So she used her administrator privileges to 'peep' at Alicia's dream with Eden.